Opinion: Red Stick Pravda: A dispatch from the People’s Parish
Editor’s note: The following column is satire. Heroes venerated, enemies vanquished, the union preserved. Salutations, comrades. In another glorious month for our beloved Republic, Comrade First General Secretary Jeff Landry has presided over another triumph of patriotic virtue. Heroes of our beloved Union will be...
Baton Rouge house fire displaces resident, home destroyed
A resident has been displaced following a house fire in Baton Rouge on Monday. Their home is considered a total loss.
VETERANS DAY DEALS: Restaurants, other businesses offering deals for service members
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Many restaurants and other businesses in the Baton Rouge area are offering deals for Veterans Day. This year, Veterans Day is being observed on Tuesday, November 11. Below is a list of places that are offering free specials and discounts:. Academy Sports. Active service members,...
Zachary’s Lane Regional Medical Center moves patients into recently completed expansion
ZACHARY — Lane Regional Medical Center on Monday moved its first patients into its new four-story hospital expansion in Zachary. The expanded hospital is a leap forward for the healthcare infrastructure of the Zachary community, with the new facility featuring modernized facilities after the hospital used its...
Deputies looking for missing 13-year-old Prairieville girl
The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing 13-year-old from Prairieville.
Child found unresponsive in pool; woman charged, arrest report says
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - A woman has been arrested after a one-year-old boy was found unresponsive in a backyard pool, authorities said. Kelly Briscoe, 33, is charged with cruelty to juveniles, child desertion, and the improper supervision of a minor by a parent or legal custodian. According...
Baton Rouge General employee arrested for allegedly stealing elderly woman’s bank cards
BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge General Bluebonnet employee was arrested after she allegedly stole an elderly woman's bank cards and used them to make Walmart and Fashion Nova purchases, according to arrest documents obtained by WBRZ. An arrest affidavit says Asia Carr, 25, was working a shift at...
DiGiulio Brothers: A Baton Rouge Classic, Growing With Grace
On Perkins Road, where neighborhood rhythm meets decades of familiar laughter and shared meals, DiGiulio Brothers continues to stand as one of Baton Rouge’s most beloved Italian cafés. To understand the restaurant, you don’t start with the menu, you start with the people. The story begins with the...
House without working smoke alarm destroyed by fire; resident escapes
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Firefighters are once again reminding residents to have a working smoke detector installed after a house without one was destroyed on Monday, Nov. 10. The fire happened just before noon on Iberia Street near Breckenridge Avenue. According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, it was...
‘A new energy’: Cypress at Ardendale takes next step in decade-long Baton Rouge development
It’s a project that’s exceeded the terms of three mayors and three governors. On what was previously undeveloped land, a neighborhood is budding, buoyed by a $400 million investment from public and private partners over the span of the past decade. Cypress at Ardendale, an intergenerational community off North...
